Careful assessment of symptom patterns allows treatment strategies to be aligned with the patient’s specific challenges ...

The current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual is known as the DSM-5. What will the next version be called? That's one of several open questions as the "Bible of psychiatry" goes online.

Mood disorders include depressive disorders and bipolar disorders. These types of psychiatric disorders affect a person’s emotions and may cause severe lows, called depression, and highs, called mania ...

There is substantial evidence supporting the effectiveness of longer-term treatments for individuals with personality disorder, and particularly borderline personality disorder.1 Yet, there is a ...

Convincing a jealous partner that they have a mental illness sounds like gaslighting, but to JAMA Psychiatry, it's science.

Australians will wait an average of 12 years before getting treatment for mental health or substance use disorders, according to a new study. While the findings are rather grim, the study did find ...

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, which begins Feb. 23, attempts to shed light on a condition that affects millions of Americans at some point in their lives.Healio spoke with B. Timothy Walsh ...